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The Inquiry
Why is it taking so long to develop a Covid-19 vaccine?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The race is on for the world’s scientists to develop a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine. How quickly can this be done and what hurdles need to be overcome? Show more
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The Why Factor
Antarctica
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
It’s the coldest place on Earth. A place whose sublime beauty is matched by its capacity to kill you, very fast. Shabnam Grewal asks why are we fascinated with Antarctica? Show more
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Helena Merriman tells the true story of a man who dug a tunnel under the Berlin Wall Show more
More or Less
Are more men dying from coronavirus?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander examine the statistics around the world to see if more men are dying as a result of Covid-19 Show more
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BBC OS Conversations
Togetherness: Coronavirus Global Conversations
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Coronavirus Global Conversations is a place to talk about the impact of the disease. Show more
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The Conversation
How to be a good man
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
What is toxic masculinity and how can it be challenged? Show more
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Robin Lustig explores the challenge of blasphemy over the right to free speech. Show more
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The Food Chain
Coronavirus: Where did all the food go?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The impact of stockpiling and lockdown on the global food supply chain. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
India lockdown: Millions of migrant workers flee the cities
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Millions of migrant workers flee India’s cities in the ‘biggest exodus since partition’ Show more
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Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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What does the future hold for families divided by the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea? Show more
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Newshour
05/04/2020 12:06 GMT: Fears for world’s largest refugee settlement as Coronavirus draws closer
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Almost one million Rohingya muslims live in camps around Cox's Bazaar in Bangladesh Show more
BBC News
05/04/2020 13:01 GMT
5 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for years
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The Big Idea
Social physics
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
What can data tell us about cities? Sandy Pentland has the ingredients for a city’s success. Show more
BBC News
05/04/2020 14:01 GMT
5 minutes
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BBC News
05/04/2020 15:01 GMT
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BBC News
05/04/2020 16:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
05/04/2020 16:30 GMT
2 minutes
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In 1965, at least half a million people died in military-led killings of suspected communist sympathisers in Indonesia. Show more
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05/04/2020 17:01 GMT
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BBC News
05/04/2020 18:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
05/04/2020 18:30 GMT
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Power must be brutally rationed after the crew flies around the Moon. Their cold, dark ship is reduced to little more than a husk coasting in space. #13MinutestotheMoon Show more
BBC News
05/04/2020 20:01 GMT
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Newshour
05/04/2020 20:06 GMT: US Surgeon General: Coronavirus is "our 9/11 moment"
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Jerome Adams says the days ahead will be the hardest and saddest of many Americans' lives Show more
BBC News
05/04/2020 21:01 GMT
5 minutes
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The Cultural Frontline
Chen Qiufan: China’s master of science fiction
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Chinese sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan on life imitating art Show more
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05/04/2020 21:30 GMT
2 minutes
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Heart and Soul
Buddhist detox
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Buddhist temple treating drug addiction. Show more
BBC News
05/04/2020 22:01 GMT
5 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for years
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
05/04/2020 22:30 GMT
2 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for years
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The Big Idea
Social physics
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
What can data tell us about cities? Sandy Pentland has the ingredients for a city’s success. Show more
BBC News
05/04/2020 23:01 GMT
5 minutes
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Michael Sandel examines pandemic ethics with participants from around the world. Show more
BBC News
06/04/2020 00:01 GMT
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World Business Report
First broadcast 06/04/2020 00:06 GMT: To lockdown or not to lockdown? Sweden vs UK
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Different strategies in the battle against coronavirus Show more
BBC News Summary
06/04/2020 00:30 GMT
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BBC News
06/04/2020 01:01 GMT
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HARDtalk
Actor and activist - Jameela Jamil
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is Jameela Jamil's campaign to make us feel better about our bodies working? Zeinab Badawi interviews the British actress and activist about her criticism of celebrities. Show more
BBC News Summary
06/04/2020 01:30 GMT
2 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for years
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CrowdScience
Will a placebo boost my sports performance?
26 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We investigate whether or not we can trick ourselves into running faster, cycling further or playing better. Show more
BBC News
06/04/2020 02:01 GMT
5 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for years
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The Why Factor
Antarctica
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
It’s the coldest place on Earth. A place whose sublime beauty is matched by its capacity to kill you, very fast. Shabnam Grewal asks why are we fascinated with Antarctica? Show more
BBC News Summary
06/04/2020 02:30 GMT
2 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for years
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The Conversation
Endurance cyclists
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Two women using reserves of physical and mental strength riding ultra-distance bike races. Show more
BBC News
06/04/2020 03:01 GMT
5 minutes
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The Forum
In search of the good life: Epicurus and his philosophy
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss how the writings of Epicurus and his followers influenced the development of modern science and theories of evolution Show more
Sporting Witness
The perfect bull-ride
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 1991, Wade Leslie became the first and only cowboy to achieve the maximum rodeo score. Show more
